Masterly Carved is this Jade Horse and it confirmed that the Jade Carvers of the Ming Dynasty can captured the 'spirit' and aesthetics of the subject;in this case HORSE, as good as the scholars painters of that period.
The Jade(Nephrite) was originally white but through its passage through the centuries had mellowed with appropriate dark brownish enhancement, making it more pleasing to the eye.Looking at this Laid Back Jade Horse is like looking at a Chinese painting of a horse resting in the meadows.
